Click to viewWant deliciously chilled beer from your very own home kegerator? Don't spend $500+ buying a commercial model. Build your own with CO2 and a small fridge.
A kegerator, whether commercial or DIY, is a simple device. You need a chamber to keep things cold, some hoses to push CO2 into the keg and beer out of the keg to the tap, and that's about it. Over at Wired they decided to have some good ol' DIY office fun by converting a free fridge they scored on Craigslist into a kegerator.
They used a few hand and power tools, a kit from BeverageFactory that ran them $192, and of course the free fridge. You can find more economical kits on the BeverageFactory web site, or buy the parts you need from your local hardware store and homebrewer's shop.
The actual conversion is very straight forward. Drill a few holes, hook up a few hoses, tighten the tap, and you're in business. Watch the video above for a step-by-step accompanied by possibly the most upbeat musical score ever paired with construction of an alcohol-based home project.
Make a Kegerator [Wired]